5.4 ERMUSR 08-10-2021______________________________________________________________________________
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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
ERMU Commission
FROM:
Chris Kerzman – Engineering Manager
MEETING DATE:
August 10, 2021
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
5.4
SUBJECT:
Field Services Facility Expansion Project – Award and Assign Construction Contract
ACTION REQUESTED:
Adopt resolution 21-15, Awarding and Approving the Assignment of Construction Contract to
RJM Construction.
BACKGROUND:
The original contractor for the steel supply defaulted on their contract, so RJM is working
directly with the original joist supplier for the roof joists and decking. The structural steel for
area A, which includes the office and lunchroom portion of the building, was awarded at the
July commission meeting. Area B, which includes structural steel for the garage, inventory
maintenance, and wash bays, was advertised for bids on July 17.
DISCUSSION:
Bids for the Area B structural steel and miscellaneous metals are being opened on August 9 at
1:00 PM. RJM will be in attendance to evaluate the bids and to provide a recommendation at
the commission meeting.
Staff expects to provide handouts of Resolution 21-15, a bid tabulation, and letter of
recommended award at the meeting.
Staff recommends waiting until the September or October commission meeting to discuss any
additional contingency costs. We would like to have a better understanding of the earthwork
and underground utilities, as well as get further into budgeting for 2022, to make a good
decision.
Contractors are making good progress on the construction, with both foundation installation
and underground utilities scheduled to start during the week of August 9. There have been a
few issues that the earthwork contractor ran into, including an old fuel tank and dump site that
are both being analyzed by an environmental contractor. The feeder wire that was hit by an
excavator was switched to another feeder quickly and repaired the same day. RJM expects that
the next month will focus on foundation installation and underground utilities, with pre-cast
walls arriving in mid-September.
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